Allan Wayne Solomonow (born 1937) is a Jewish peace activist who was active in New York City and the San Francisco Bay area
from the 1970s through the 2010s. His particular concern was Middle East peace, especially the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. This collection documents Solomonow's life's work and primarily comprise his professional papers related to the
Jewish peace community as well as collected secondary material that informed his thinking.

title

Allan Solomonow papers

creator

Solomonow, Allan

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 1247

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

34.8 linear feet (36 boxes)

inclusive date

1944-2016

bulk date

1960-2009

abstract/scope/contents

Allan Wayne Solomonow (born 1937) is a Jewish peace activist who was active in New York City and the San Francisco Bay area
from the 1970s through the 2010s. His particular concern was Middle East peace, especially the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. This collection documents Solomonow's life's work and primarily comprise his professional papers related to the
Jewish peace community as well as collected secondary material that informed his thinking.

Atha Tehon (1926-2012) was a children's book designer and art director at Dial Books for Young Readers for thirty years and
a freelance designer. This collection documents Tehon's life and career in the field of children's book publishing through
correspondence, professional papers, project files on children's books, artwork, and awards.

title

Atha Tehon papers

creator

Tehon, Atha

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 1260

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

11.5 linear feet (30 boxes and 8 oversized folders)

inclusive date

1929-2012

bulk date

1970-2012

abstract/scope/contents

Atha Tehon (1926-2012) was a children's book designer and art director at Dial Books for Young Readers for thirty years and
a freelance designer. This collection documents Tehon's life and career in the field of children's book publishing through
correspondence, professional papers, project files on children's books, artwork, and awards.

Founded in 1907, the Charlotte Cushman Club was originally intended to provide respectable lodgings for actresses appearing
in Philadelphia theaters. In the years of World War II the Club ceased to provide residential services, becoming a favorite
gathering place of theater lovers as well as of the many actresses and actors visiting the city with their touring companies.
The Charlotte Cushman Club Records offer insight into the activities, the administration, and the membership of the Club during
the whole life of the organization, until its closure in 1998. The collection also includes part of the holdings of the former
Club’s museum and library.

title

Charlotte Cushman Club records

creator

Charlotte Cushman Club (Philadelphia, Pa.).

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 1223

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

16.6 linear feet (26 boxes)

inclusive date

1818-2000

bulk date

1907-1998

abstract/scope/contents

Founded in 1907, the Charlotte Cushman Club was originally intended to provide respectable lodgings for actresses appearing
in Philadelphia theaters. In the years of World War II the Club ceased to provide residential services, becoming a favorite
gathering place of theater lovers as well as of the many actresses and actors visiting the city with their touring companies.
The Charlotte Cushman Club Records offer insight into the activities, the administration, and the membership of the Club during
the whole life of the organization, until its closure in 1998. The collection also includes part of the holdings of the former
Club’s museum and library.

Personal papers of business executive and philanthropist David J. Mahoney. The bulk of the materials comprise correspondence
from 1951 to 2000, including letters from Richard Nixon, Norton Simon, William Safire, and Vernon Jordan; writings from 1965
to 1999, including two books written by Mahoney: Confessions of a Street Smart Manager (1988) with Richard Conarroe and The
Longevity Strategy: How to Live to 100 Using the Brain-Body Connection (1998) with Richard Restak, M.D.; and events covering
the years 1968 to 1998, such as the Horatio Alger Award, which Mahoney won in 1977, and the Bilderburg Conference in both
1981 and 1982. Also available are newspaper clippings and publicity materials focusing on Mahoney as a society figure and
businessman, media such as VHS tapes and DVD’s, books, photographs, and award plaques and medals.

title

David J. Mahoney papers

creator

Mahoney, David J.

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 763

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

73 boxes

inclusive date

1923-2000

bulk date

1975-1998

abstract/scope/contents

Personal papers of business executive and philanthropist David J. Mahoney. The bulk of the materials comprise correspondence
from 1951 to 2000, including letters from Richard Nixon, Norton Simon, William Safire, and Vernon Jordan; writings from 1965
to 1999, including two books written by Mahoney: Confessions of a Street Smart Manager (1988) with Richard Conarroe and The
Longevity Strategy: How to Live to 100 Using the Brain-Body Connection (1998) with Richard Restak, M.D.; and events covering
the years 1968 to 1998, such as the Horatio Alger Award, which Mahoney won in 1977, and the Bilderburg Conference in both
1981 and 1982. Also available are newspaper clippings and publicity materials focusing on Mahoney as a society figure and
businessman, media such as VHS tapes and DVD’s, books, photographs, and award plaques and medals.

Howard Melvin Fast (1914-2003) was a best-selling and prolific American author of historical fiction, mysteries, and science
fiction, known for his books on themes of patriotism, social justice, and the immigrant experience. He wrote nearly 100 books
and more than 150 short stories, as well as numerous screenplays, stage plays, and newspaper columns. The Howard Fast papers
include correspondence, journals, appointment books, address books, financials, writings, promotion and reviews, scrapbooks,
biographies, profiles, chronologies, bibliographies, interviews, governmental and political files, vital records, personal
documents, awards, photographs, artwork, and audiovisual materials. The papers were deposited at the University of Pennsylvania
over the course of 45 years and represent nearly all facets of the writer's life.

title

Howard Fast papers

creator

Fast, Howard, 1914-2003, Author

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 1205

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

41 linear feet ((105 boxes, 1 oversized folder))

inclusive date

1903-2006

bulk date

1931-2003

abstract/scope/contents

Howard Melvin Fast (1914-2003) was a best-selling and prolific American author of historical fiction, mysteries, and science
fiction, known for his books on themes of patriotism, social justice, and the immigrant experience. He wrote nearly 100 books
and more than 150 short stories, as well as numerous screenplays, stage plays, and newspaper columns. The Howard Fast papers
include correspondence, journals, appointment books, address books, financials, writings, promotion and reviews, scrapbooks,
biographies, profiles, chronologies, bibliographies, interviews, governmental and political files, vital records, personal
documents, awards, photographs, artwork, and audiovisual materials. The papers were deposited at the University of Pennsylvania
over the course of 45 years and represent nearly all facets of the writer's life.

Joseph and Yehudit Shadur were pioneers of Jewish folk art and the subject of Middle Eastern studies and environmental conservation
in Israel. Their collection includes two series, one of the writings, correspondence, book reviews, and research by Joseph
Shadur, and the other, published works by or about Yehudit Shadur, or containing images of her paper-cuts. These documents
date from 1894 to 2002, with the majority of the documents produced from 1960 to 2002.

title

Joseph and Yehudit Shadur papers

creator

Shadur, Joseph Shadur, Yehudit

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 1359

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

1.4 linear feet (4 boxes)

inclusive date

1894-2002

bulk date

1960-2002

abstract/scope/contents

Joseph and Yehudit Shadur were pioneers of Jewish folk art and the subject of Middle Eastern studies and environmental conservation
in Israel. Their collection includes two series, one of the writings, correspondence, book reviews, and research by Joseph
Shadur, and the other, published works by or about Yehudit Shadur, or containing images of her paper-cuts. These documents
date from 1894 to 2002, with the majority of the documents produced from 1960 to 2002.

Ruth Bleier (1923–1988) was a neurophysiologist and also one of the first feminist scholars to explore how gender biases have
shaped biology. This collection, including personal and professional letters; newspaper clippings; newsletters; professional
writings; and reference materials, documents Bleier's academic and activist activities.

title

Ruth Bleier papers

creator

Bleier, Ruth, 1923-

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 616

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

1.2 linear feet (3 boxes)

inclusive date

1945-1987

bulk date

1950-1987

abstract/scope/contents

Ruth Bleier (1923–1988) was a neurophysiologist and also one of the first feminist scholars to explore how gender biases have
shaped biology. This collection, including personal and professional letters; newspaper clippings; newsletters; professional
writings; and reference materials, documents Bleier's academic and activist activities.